Race, Diversity, and Ethnicity in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA

The map below shows majority race by area in Haight-Ashbury, as self-identified on the US census. Darker shades indicate a larger racial majority in that neighborhood. This page also contains data and maps on Haight-Ashbury racial diversity and diversity scores. Click here to scroll to diversity data.

Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA map of race and ethnicity
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Majority race by area

The majority race in Haight-Ashbury overall is white, making up 64.2% of residents. The next most-common racial group is asian at 12.7%. There are more white people in the central areas of the neighborhood. People who identify as asian are most likely to be living in the northwest places. The data below shows how many people identify themselves as each of the following races, which most Americans base on their family's national origin:

Race in Haight-Ashbury

 
Self-Identified Race
Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA Population
White
64.2%
Hispanic
9.8%
Black
4.3%
Asian
12.7%
Native American
0.3%
Other
8.7%
   

Diversity and Diversity Scores for Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco, CA

The map below shows diversity in Haight-Ashbury. Areas in green are more diverse, while areas in red are much less diverse. Diversity, in this case, means a mixture of people with different race and ethnicity living close to one another. For example, all-black and all-white areas in the neighborhood would both be considered lacking diversity.

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Haight-Ashbury Diversity Score

55.3

More diverse than 50% of US neighborhoods

Haight-Ashbury has a diversity score of 55.3: the chance, in percent, that two residents picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups, from ACS race counts. A place where everyone shares one group scores 0, and an even mix of the six groups in the chart above scores the maximum, 83.3. Haight-Ashbury is about average for diversity versus other US neighborhoods, more diverse than 50% of them. Within Haight-Ashbury's proper boundaries, the most diverse area is northwest Haight-Ashbury, and the least diverse areas are in central Haight-Ashbury.

Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates (race and Hispanic origin); proprietary data mapping and analysis. Special thanks to the University of Virginia.

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